The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 56

April 1958 ,ro111a11. .l\ t th e vrr)· 1rast this is a u eiuht , a11 ll1 11ec0ssar )~ h111 l1·a11t•l-\ to 011r 111essagc) , a11d oft e11 lJrin g·s sha 111e 011 tl1e Lor cl. l f .''OlL clo 11ot beliPY<- 1 thi~ to be tr11e lool{ arottncl so111 etin1e ,vl1c-111 .'·011 are at a gat heri11g· of <.:011. ' c->– era tecl 1 l1ri.'t ia11 ,vo111011, ,u1 c.l sec' h?,v JJlllllJJ l1 ave oil.'\ st ri11g.r hair (.111~ t 11ot s hc1111 J)Ooc<l c11ottgli ) . hors ,,·it l1 tl1e l1 eels r1111 over, c.lresses ,vhieh are11 't r eally c.li.rtJr, lJ1tt cer – tai11l~r COlt ld .·t,111cl a , •i,·it to t}10 c· leaner 111or e fr0ql1e11tlJ.. , and rolor c·o1uhi11atio1 : ,rl1ieh \YOttld 0-i, 1 a 1 artis tic:al l)'" i11cli11ed l) E:' r R011 ~ a 11 e r – ,·01t. br eal<clo,\'11 a11c1 e, ' r 11 a111c1te1 trs 1 ilce 11s, the l1iver:. I) erl1a1 ,· yot1 feel t l1at to lool< as )rot1 }1011lc1 ,,·oul<l r ec111ire 111ore n1011- e),. tha11 yot1 ca11 aff orcl fol' ~ l ot 11 e . That i. 11ot the tase. Nc1.t11rally so111e. 111011ey i. r equirecl for soap \va ·b111g and t lea11i11g, b11t n1y ob– ~er,·atio11 ha. l)ee11 that 111011~y i 11ot the c1ecidi t1g factor i11 this 1~at– ter. The gr eate. t factor i : ·areles8- ne . a11d a b1,1r11ing: d e. ire to lJe al ,va)·s in1111aet1late l)' fr esl1 a11d clai11ty pre.,. eel a11cl 1101 i . hed, e,•e11 t l1ough the (lre., yot1 111tt. t ,vear J1as bee11 111 ade o,·er t,,·o or three ti111e~. .. \11cl 110t OlllJ· i. thi: trlte of Oll l' <:lothi11g·, b1tt the plai11 fact is tl1at 111a11)· 1 h ristia11 \\'Or l<er: c.1o 11ot bathP e1 ongl1 a11d t1:e cleoclora11t . ,v e l1a,,e all r eacl tl1e · T~.() . ' all, 1 erti e111e11ts a11c.l jol<ec1 about ~he111, bt1t 'I3.(). i. r eal])' 110 jol<- 111g· 1 1atter. Thi: ap1)lie: al~o to un plea~ant breath! No, t l1 er e is 11otl1ing i11 all the ,vorld that tctl{es th(:l plac·c.l of goocl soaJ) a11c.l \Yate r ple11tift1ll~" a11d fre tt1e11tl)· tt8e(l . Is it not to ot1r sha1ne t l1at ,vor Jcl- 1)· J)eople frel that the r easo~1 ,vr often lool< so <'ar rlrssly clrrssrcl is l! E( '1\ l HJ~~ \VI~ 1\ RE ( (II R r 8- 'I' I 1\ ~S i118tead of r e ·og11ir. i11g th<1 rPa] rPaso11 i · tl1at, l)rea n~P ,vP a l'r 11<~t ,,·orlcll .v ,vc, ha,•c> n1atl<' th(~ ll.11stal{<1 of pa,vi11g too littl e attc)11 - 11on to thPsP tl1i11 tt"s, :-; n1c-tl l i1 1 thc>111 - :-: e>IVPs ,,,hic:}1 c·ount so 1nl1<' l1. ()np of l1l)' Parli r l..it rPc·oll c' c·1ion s is of longing to s it next tu 111,· c1Pa 1· ;~JothP t' j11 <·hur<·h, hrc:a11s<"' :u ..; 1hc 1 Sllllllll<'l' ln·ppzp c:a1n c> <lrifti11<r in thP ,,·indO\\', a11cl l>lc•,v J)Hst he;·. i1 <·cttl!.!ht llJ> thP S \\' P cit ~c· r 11t of h <' l' claii1t.v JH'r~o11 ;incl r<'n1i11clc•(I 111 c• that ou1· lJlc~'-;~ c·cl l.iol'cl ,va o.; <:,tll c 1 cl , ' ' 'l'h<> li' osr () /' ,'{/,(lro11 a 11 cl ' f'h c> IJ I I 11 ( J f '/ 'I, r l 'a II< !J ! ' ' ( ~P\1 l1Jo11th \\' P shall c•Oll l") iclc•r ' ' 'l'lic· l'a"itor 's \\' if'P 111 l{Platioll lo h<·t · ( 1 li1ltl1·<·11 '' ) l ',0~11/JI rruru ,a/ of' .lJOUt sub ··~·r11J/1un u,,tl uc a11JJ1·rcial r rl b.lJ our ( ,,,·alu/10,, /J r 1Jarlutc11/ THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST P age Seven BETHEL BAPTIST ASSOCIATION, North 'l'he1 first of l ,vo n1 <1t1t i11~~ of' l~c, th c 1 l l~H J)iist _r\ H~oc· ir1ti o11 , North, st l1 cl11l Pcl fol' l 9nG, \Vets h(' l (l 111 th.0 ITor thsiclP l~ct J)ti st ('hllrl'h I J 1 111 H ( l 1 i o, J~, r i cla)' , l\ 1 a r t• h 21 c 1. rr he aft < 1 1' ll 0011 S(' SS j O11 \\' }lS o J)<' I\ f'd h) 7 \ r iec->-~Iotlt,1·cltor .:\ l . () . \\TPl t' h ,vho i11,,it<'Ct th r J{c,,,. ('lclrrnc·<: 'I'o,vnsr11<l to eontlt1c·t the~ 8011c,· se r ,·- . 'J 1 l J t"" 1<·r . 1(' {r,r. l) onalcl I) elt irr J>l'<' - sr11t Pcl a11 i11t c>1·c·sti11n· a11cl , ,er,· l1e11 >f t1l clrv·olional l rss~>ll. · 'ro ,' l-'' 1'\' C' for 011 <' \ ' Pa l' 1 ltc 1 fo] lo,,·– j n µ: off i t f' rs ,vr r < 1 ~"l e l' t ecl : .il J o < I er– aIo r, l~ eg·inctlcl TJl0) 7 Cl l\1attl1P,v~, I)clstor of 1~~1n 111a11lte l I~aptist 1 h11r ·h, 'l"olcclo, ()hio; \'' icc-111ocler– ator , Re,r. C. i~. S11a1Ll cli11g p,tsto1· or t hsic1e I~a11t ist ( 1 h11rth l 1i 1n c:1 Oh i O; Ai.:/, cc ,lJ - Tre Cl s H )' e ,. R(' ,r . ( 'l a 1 · ~ enee 'I' o,v·nse11cl , 11a:-;tor .l\.1n brose' f-3apti:t •11t1rrh l i 1 a)·ctt e, ()hio 1 ctncl 1ro1tlh Director, \,\Til l1 a1n •. :\Tc-- Kee,·r1-, J)a. tor First I1aJ)t ist 1 l111r ·11, l{o,vl i11g (}rC'r11, Ohio. 'I'hc ])ri11 ·i1)al SJ)cal{er for t l1P afternoon a 11 cl r , ·e11i ng· . ' <:'l'\' i <.:C's ,,·as tl1e Rev. . J a1t1cs E. l{os11er, pas to r al,·ar}r Ba1)tist 1 l1t1rt'.l1 , l3ell e- fo11tai1 r ()l1io ,vbo 1, r ese11tecl t,vo TUNE I~ c_),·. [l l_\111')' ( 1 • (l PigPr, DirPelor o f t 1 P ( 'J, i lcl re Jl s (Jos 1 J cl 1I ou ,. . ,vith l1 c::. a clq ua l'te1·s 111 l ,i z 1 i 11r1: t o11 . T en Hess£ e, l'Ppo rts that arra11 t1.P- 1nc""11t~ ha,'P hee111 111acle for a flr ries of c.11gl1t tC' l <_\ c:ast~ o,·c 1 r st ,1tio11 \ \T E \ \ ~ , ( 1 1 C' ve 1 a 11 cl , 1 l u-, 11 nr l 3. 'I' 11P first of tl1<-1 8e ri C's 111a,· hP src 1 11 a11cl ~ hrarc_l at l ::3() A.~[ ., 8 atl1r<b-1,.. . ) .._\t)ril 7, a11cl 011<' of t11c-1 sr ri es c'<l t h , 'at11 rda:v 111or11i11g at 111<' s cllll P ti n1 r 1111t1l c·o1111)lc 1 t<1. 'rh esc\ t elPC'asts a r c· cl C'~itr11 Pcl pl'i- 111aril>' to tari·)· th e (1o ·r e l to c·li ilcl 1·c)11 . l\Ir . (:<"' ig<"' l' ha~ 111n11.v fric\ncls in ()hio .c\ sso<·i ,1tio11 <1ncl ,,·ill hr haJ >J)\' to kno,v tl1at thp,p fri pucls :-;pat tliP <·hi lclr<' tl J-. <'forP t llc' c'xc·rllPnt aucl ~oul - i11s pil'i11g Jll<'s– .... ' l O (' <;.! ,,c r-" •., • .\ 1ct8l,\' clint1Pl' \YclS HPI'\' ( 1 (l })}' lacljrs of t he1 .N'orthsicl t' 13a1rti:,.,t ( 1 ht1rc·h . 'J'hc' 11Pxt 111<'eti1tg· ,yill I r t on– cl11<'t<'tl as a ' ' ) ' out h l{all)· ' 111 thP 1~~ n1111a11uc l l3aJ)tist ( 1 h11t·l'·h , ( 1 or11c' r (}rctncl 1\,·,,nn P c1 11c l \\ 7 ait P StrPPt s ']1 ' olr clo, ancl th P gue1st Hp<'alccr \\' ill hr tl1c l{Pv. .,\]la n E. l .iP,ris T)a ·tol' of I~ \I c- 1 i c 1- ~ o t ti 11 !.!.'ha r11 I~ H I) t i 8 t 1 ht1J'(•r1, l~1tc·li <l, ()hio. ' l'lt c> 8('('011(1 of th r gp11rr al 8rss io11s sc·hc)cltll<'cl r O}' t It ( I ~ T (1 a r \ V i 11 h (l h(' l( l i 11 t 11 ( 1 <>1)e11 J)oor T1aptist 1 h urc·h , S1) 011 - ('l' ,., , i 11 c.1, HP pt c,1n ber 1.-t. 111. I~ I~'l1 Tl 1\ {\ Y J~l .; I~( ' 'I'~ 1\ t a r c.) c·c-1nt 1n ec 1 ti 11g of t l1<' l~C'th– an,\T 13a J)t i8t 1\ sso<:iatio11, t}1c fol– lo,vi np: off icrr : ,vrrr :rlr ·tecl to se r, 1 <' for 011r )' ear : T)resicl r 1 t, R0v. 'r. J~ 1 r <:> c1 1 1 1188<',V, ~"irst 1 apti~t C 1 l111rc·h , ~i lrs : , r il'P l>l'Ps id <~ 11t l{c.1, r. 1 (prh0r t '\\Tc-1bbPr, l<,aith Ba1)– tist 1 l111rc.: h , l 7 0ll1Lg: tO\\'ll; ) lc:>c 's"– 'I'rea.'tlrer, R C1\'. Do11alc1 R. I..ioo1ni.· ~~,·a11:vill r. ' IN! tele,,is ion r a<'h ~at1trcla,T 111orui110' • I'."' c.111 ri11g· tl1f 1 pr l'ioc1 to r·c)l'e i,,(1 tl1 e hr11ef its. Rt-1 ,·. (lc 1 ig·pr <·a]lc'cl 011 tllf' tt='1C'– J>11011C' f1·0111 1"c•11nrssc)P to ,tsk t11at l1 is f rir11<ls ,,·110 ,·i f 1 \\' t l1r fil111. ,,·ri te a 1,ost t·a1·tl to tl1c) t c' lC:'visi11g statio1 r x t)rc_\ss ing: cl l)J)ret 1at 1011. 'l 1 lii: is a co nll'1bul c(l hroacl ca:-; f . ()f c:011rse, tl1P ( 1 hilclrr 1 11 's (:o" J)<1l fl 0111' c1ors C'08t ltl011C .'r, HllCl l>lPtlt),. of it, a11cl l\Ir. ({eig<1 r ,,·011lc l np– l) r r t i a t C' g i ft s f or t 11 e ,vor k:. l 'l ca:e ?n enlion 1 1 TIE OIIIO l 1. V– /) l!J l ' E 1.\ r l)E-'\1T B~tPTT~T 1vlicn u•rit i11 r1 our ... l dt' 1 rfi, er .. I t ll 1 ill be a JJ JJr ecia t eel. GIFTS TO 01110 ASSOCIATION REV. VERN L. DlTNHAM, 227 Kansas A ventle, Lorain, Ohio J>e11l'il'lcl ,Jttn<'tion l{a1)ti~t ( 1 hlll'l'h, };01·c1in ..................................... $1~.0(l G.Ot ) ll). ()() I (l.( 10 I ().(!() [><' 1111 1\ \' t'llll<' l \a}>1i s t ( 1 ht11·c·lt , ~ltaro11 ·······-···················-·········· ..... 1 1; as t H i l l P I\ c1 p 1 i s 1 ( l Ii l I 1 · < • h, lJor a i n .................................... ........... .. ... 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